In ‘Paving the Way for Apollo 11’ David Harland explains the lure of the Moon to classical philosophers, astronomers, and geologists, and how NASA set out to investigate the Moon in preparation for a manned lunar landing mission. It focuses particularly on the Lunar Orbiter and Surveyor missions.
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Astronomers’ Moon.- Geologists’ Moon.- The space age dawns.- Preparing Ranger.- The Apollo commitment.- Ranger struggles.- Ranger triumphs.- Soviet activity.- Developing Lunar Orbiter.- On the surface.- The Apollo zone.- Scratching the Moon.- Orbiters for science.- Tasting the Moon.- Apollo development.- Apollo picks up the pace.
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Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● Pagina’s 472 ● ISBN 9780387681320 ● Bestandsgrootte 164.8 MB ● Uitgeverij Springer New York ● Stad NY ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2010 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5210372 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Sociale DRM